Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: Amberjack Publishing (December 11, 2018)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1948705168
ISBN-13: 978-19487051650
Praise for CROW FLIGHT
"You'll adore Gin, who's determined to apply her brilliant computer skills to the mysteries of love... and in doing so, finds herself caught up in high-stakes intrigue. We cheer her on as she learns to trust her gut and heart along with her tech-savvy mind. CROW FLIGHT is a soaring debut from an author to watch." ―Laura Resau, author of RED GLASS
"A timely, fun story that flies across the pages and into your heart. A romantic tale with intriguing content, Cunningham delivers a compelling read about the predictability of life and love. ―Donna Cooner, author of SKINNY and SCREENSHOT
"Crow Flight is a delicious novel. Gin has decided what her life should look like - and it involves logic, equations, computer models, coding, ambition, and over-achieving. An unexpected twist forces her to reconsider, and rather suddenly she finds herself in new territory - a path that calls forth the heart, the willingness to adventure, and most importantly, an effort at finding and honoring the immaterial truth. When an English teacher asks her to consider Victor Hugo's contention that 'One must have bread, but before bread, one must have the ideal,' she boldly launches forth into a world of discovery, romance, and danger. This book, like Gin's adventure, is a beauty." ―Laura Pritchett, winner of the PEN USA Award in Fiction
"A timely, fun story that flies across the pages and into your heart. A romantic tale with intriguing content, Cunningham delivers a compelling read about the predictability of life and love. ―Donna Cooner, author of SKINNY and SCREENSHOT
"Crow Flight is a delicious novel. Gin has decided what her life should look like - and it involves logic, equations, computer models, coding, ambition, and over-achieving. An unexpected twist forces her to reconsider, and rather suddenly she finds herself in new territory - a path that calls forth the heart, the willingness to adventure, and most importantly, an effort at finding and honoring the immaterial truth. When an English teacher asks her to consider Victor Hugo's contention that 'One must have bread, but before bread, one must have the ideal,' she boldly launches forth into a world of discovery, romance, and danger. This book, like Gin's adventure, is a beauty." ―Laura Pritchett, winner of the PEN USA Award in Fiction
Gin trusts logic a little too much. She even designs programs to decide what to eat and how to spend her time. All that changes when she’s paired with a new transfer student, Felix, on a computer modeling assignment to explain certain anomalies in the behavior of crows.
As she enters Felix’s world and digs further into the data behind crow behavior, Gin uncovers a terrible secret. And the wrong decision could equal disaster squared . . .
EXCERPT
Then
the plane came. Like an earthquake, low and rumbly. The sound was building
behind them, but before she had a chance to look back, the plane was overhead.
It was so close, it looked massive. Its immense silver body was straight and
heavy. Impossible how it hung in the sky.
“Wow,”
she whispered and leaned against Felix’s chest. Their hands met, almost by
accident, and he wove his fingers through hers. For a full three seconds, the
ground shook.
She
could feel him looking at her, and she turned her face towards his. His face
shone bright, his eyes glowed, and his mouth was set, confident. But something
about him seemed tentative, like he was waiting. His lips parted, and she felt
an urge to reach out and trace them, first the top, then the bottom.
Instead,
her brain listed out reasons to look away. One: she needed to keep her focus on
school, and Felix was obviously a distraction. Two: it was unlikely he liked
her, and she was probably setting herself up to be let down. And three: Love
Fractal certainly hadn’t put them together. But even if all of that was true,
it suddenly felt like none of it mattered.
“Gin,”
he whispered. He pulled one hand out from under the blanket and touched the
side of her face, pushing a few strands of her hair back behind her ear,
running a finger down her jaw to her chin. She could feel the warmth of his
breath.
“Yes?”
she whispered back.
“I . . .”
He narrowed his eyes as though searching for the right words.
“I . . .” He leaned closer and closer. Until his eyes closed.
And his lips were near hers.
And
then they were kissing.
Kissing.
Gin’s whole body felt flooded, as though electricity ran through her, every bit
of her suddenly alive. From her burning lips down to her tingling fingertips
and into her warm, flip-flopping gut, she felt it: Felix was who she wanted.
She
didn’t pause or reassess or reevaluate. Instead, she leaned closer to him, her
body against his, and she touched his cheek, his hair.
He
kissed her harder, like he’d been waiting for this. And all she could think was
that this was what it was like to feel his lips. Soft and tender and fiery.
He
wrapped his arm under her waist, pulling her closer still, and the warmth and
the night and the sky and his lips made her feel like she was slipping through
a dream. She’d never felt this before, not even close, and she didn’t
understand how it could suddenly appear.
Unless
it had always been there.
But
there was no time to think, to analyze, because they were still kissing. And so
for that moment, she turned her brain off and did the only thing she could do:
kiss him back.
Copyright
© 2018 Susan Cunningham
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Susan Cunningham lives in the Colorado Rocky Mountains with her husband and two daughters. She enjoys science nearly as much as writing: she’s traveled to the bottom of the ocean via submarine to observe life at hydrothermal vents, camped out on an island of birds to study tern behavior, and now spends time in an office analyzing data on wool apparel. She blogs about writing and science at susancunninghambooks.com.
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